Todd Preston is now 8-0 during the dual season at 141 lbs. (Gil Talbot).

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Harvard wrestling team dropped a road match at No. 12 Lehigh, 36-3, Sunday afternoon.

The Crimson (1-7, 0-6 EIWA) will return home to host Brown and Johnson & Wales Saturday, Feb. 14. Match times are 12 and 4 p.m., respectively, and the action will be shown live on the Ivy League Digital Network.  

Todd Preston, ranked No. 15 at 141 lbs., rode out No. 20 Randy Cruz of Lehigh (11-4, 7-1), winning the bout, 2-0, after picking up a point earlier in the match for an escape. Preston's win narrowed the Crimson deficit to 11-3 after three matches. With the win, Preston also improved to 3-0 on the weekend and 8-0 in dual meets this season.

In another match of ranked wrestlers, No. 14 James Fox led 13th-ranked Elliot Riddick, 3-1, after two periods. However, in the final moments of the match, Riddick escaped and earned a takedown of Fox to win the match, 7-3.

In the heavyweight bout, David Ng took Doug Vollaro to the second overtime, but Vollaro emerged with a 2-1 win in the extra time to cap the scoring, 36-3.

No. 12 Lehigh 36, Harvard 3
125: Scott Parker (L) wins by forfeit (H), 0-6
133: No. 12 Mason Beckman (L) tech fall Ryan Osleeb (H), 16-0, 3:30, 0-11
141: No. 15 Todd Preston (H) dec. No. 20 Randy Cruz (L), 2-0, 3-11
149: Drew Longo (L) major dec. Patrick Hogan (H), 17-4, 3-15
157: No. 13 Mitchell Minotti (L) major dec. Colby Knight (H), 11-2, 3-19
165: Marshall Peppelman (L) major dec. Kanon Dean (H), 14-2, 3-23
174: Santiago Martinez (L) dec. Josef Johnson (H), 6-2, 3-26
184: No. 3 Nathaniel Brown (L) major dec. Josh Popple (H), 12-4, 3-30
197: No. 13 Elliot Riddick (L) dec. No. 14 James Fox (H), 7-3, 3-33
285: Doug Vollaro (L) dec. David Ng (H), SV-2, 2-1, 3-36